Japan!

So it’s been almost three weeks since my trip to Japan and I’ve only just got round to making a post about it, I’m so rubbish!

But anyway, instead of bombarding you all with the ridiculous amount of photos I took whilst I was there, I’ve decided to just show you a couple from each place I visited, (so Tokyo, Ito, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima and finally Yokohama to visit Keiko). Unfortunately I was only there for two weeks (visiting my boyfriend who had been studying at Kyushu University), but I actually managed to see and do so much in those few days. 

When I try and remember exactly what I did while I was there though I just end up conjuring up images of an incredibly sweaty me dodging through the Tokyo subway, or sat for hours on end on the shinkansen travelling from city to city. However when I get past the blur of public transport I can actually remember just how amazing Japan was… The impression I got while I was there was something of a very diverse country; there’s such a mix of beauty, history and tranquillity but at the same time it feels so modern and fast-paced. Oh and lets not forget crowded, (and to think there was a time when I thought rush hour in London was crazy). However, despite being crushed by millions of businessmen I have to say I enjoyed every second I was there. I never thought I’d find a country I love as much as England (because yes, despite the crappy weather and miserable people, I really do love it here), but I can safely say Japan is up there on the small list of places I will live one day. Even if only for a short time I can see it happening one day in the future…  I felt so safe the whole time I was there, and I noticed I wasn’t as wary walking home in the dark alone as I am here. Little things like feeling you weren’t going to get mugged (which actually I very rarely feel while I’m in London, but apparently it happens), and how willing random strangers were to help you out. One guy showed took us all the way to our hotel even though he was late to meet his wife.

Oh, and the Japanese are beautiful. But you all knew that already…